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[Captivate General] jc2470:
If memory is your prob just buy more its not that much, everything is more snappy its faster and i have great signal. Love the screen and i love sense ui built in theme support way more widgets and better widgets, htc sense to find your phone from web or ring it or remote wipe or lock is really kool. usb port on bottom as opposed to top on captivate which btw is the most retarded design flaw, who likes a charging cord pullig on top of phone especially car charger with the spiral cord? audio sounds really good to me on it better then on captivate, lets not forge dual led flash for camera, which is also 8mp led blinking notification on front which i loved on droid x but captivate lacked, bigger screen!

Originally Posted by Slowazz28

So, hows the volume and signal on the inspire compared to the cappy. I mean does it pull in signal better than the cappy and how is the volume, earpiece and speaker, compare to the cappy ?

I think the Inspire pulls in a better signal than my Captivate (which I sold on Craigslist a week later). Volume, earpiece, and speaker seem the same to me although I'm no audiophile and usually use a my bluetooth headset to talk anyway.

Regardless of how some people feel about SAMOLED screens, I thought the Captivate's screen was awesome. The Inspire's screen is more than adequate and the extra 0.3 inches is quite noticeable. The colors are not as vibrant and rich as the Captivate's but again.. it's very adequate.

There are three other features where the Captivate shines:

1) MKV compatibility: It was nice being able to toss a 720P MKV file of my TV shows onto the phone and play it smoothly without having to waste time re-encoding.

2) 16GB of internal storage: It's nice to have an excess of storage space!

3) TV out even though it's only analog.

The Inspire doesn't have the codec support for MKV files, has 1GB of internal storage accessible to the user, and no TV out. Bummer.

I still like the Inspire more because of the two most important features: Working GPS and that huge 4.3" screen. Seriously... side by side that screen just jumps out.

Mkv doesnt need to be re-encoded, mkv is only a wrapper, use a program called tsmuxer, i can do a 20g mkv in like 2 min its switchs the container file type, like mt2s or other compatiable file types and u can stream whatever to the tv so I got no problems with that.
[Captivate General] jc2470:
Btw in 6 months there will be new phones out that are even better u are correct on that and i will be upgrading then aswell if they have a decent one out.
[Captivate General] eramming:
What's this whole gold card stuff? Looks like a monumental task tio root the thing ?
[Captivate General] p4ranoid4ndroid:
Sold my captivate for 250 on craigslist and bought my Inspire off contract. Definitely the best decision I have made in a long time. I dont find myself missing anything about the captivate. I will always be buying HTC from now even if they dont start pumping out dual core phones. I take software over hardware.
[Captivate General] bigdessert:
Sold my captivate on ebay for $300 and currently have my wife's listed as well. Bought two new off contract inspire's and have been 100% happier than I ever was with any ROM on the captivate.
[Captivate General] jc2470:
2 of my brothers just switched to inspire aswell and love it, captivate was never something that made me like wow i love this phone was just i love android. Now I love the phone like i did my droid x and te stock htc software is kool the way it is. Want root for it but no need to change roms.
[Captivate General] davwman:
Not even close to monumental. Hardest part is downloading sdk.

Sent from Xda Premium on a Captivate running Paragon 6
[Captivate General] secretasianman:
The Inspire does not read MKV files. It also does not support support H.264 Level 4 videos.

I have used MP4Box and YAMB to:

1) Demux a H.264 L4 video stream and AC3 audio stream.

2) Converted the AC3 audio file to a stereo MP3 file.

3) Finally I remuxed the untouched H.264 file with the MP3 file using MP4Box/YAMB into a MP4 container.

The Inspire does not play it back... to make a long response short: The Inspire's H.264 video playback is lacking.
[Captivate General] AJerman:
I think some of you are crazy, but hey, that's my opinion. As long as you have what you like now, that's all that matters, but I think the Captivate is a great phone. The hardware is nicer than a lot of phones, the specs put it basically top of the line prior to dual core offerings. It's only real downfall was the software, and if you used a custom ROM, it's incredibly fast.
[Captivate General] jc2470:
Have u tried rockplayerbase ?
[Captivate General] jc2470:
Sorry man never been impressed with captivate hardware, before the inspire i would take the droid x over it any day of the week. I dont even like the fact that they use sd card for the internal memory, my phone spent more time media scanning etc... every boot that it would take forever to actually use it.
[Captivate General] AJerman:
Even though the Droid X has 10 times more plastic? I mean, the DX is a nice phone but I like the Captivate more. But hey, it's all personal opinion right? That's the nice thing about choice. We can all just be happy that AT&T is finally coming out with some decent Android phones so that people do have a choice.

The media scanning was incredibly slow on stock software. Dumping RFS with a lag fix made that a lot better, but I know what you mean there.
[Captivate General] Scott_S:
It all depends on what kind of experience you've had with the captivate. Sure, the specs look good on paper, and the screen is beautiful, but if your GPS is worthless, and your a little unsettled by the response of the company who made the phone to the known issues that many people have had with this phone, the inspire looks really attractive.

After going into the att store and playing with the inspire side by side with my captivate, I really couldn't perceive much of a difference with the screens quality-wise. What I DID notice was the .3 inches of additional size that the inspire has.

And the inspire was faster, IMO. Better hw specs are meaningless if a device with lesser specs has superior performance.

Having to flash roms just to get the captivate to perform the way it should have in the first place is ridiculous.

Can't wait to bail to the inspire.
[Captivate General] AJerman:
Eh, it may be bad that you have to flash a rom to make it perform the way it's supposed to, but I'm going to flash a rom anyway, so that's not an issue to me. I'm buying it for me, not for the general public that's stuck on Samsung's crap software. I definitely recognize the flaws the phone has software-wise, they just don't pertain to me so it's a non-issue. If you're talking about which phone to suggest to your mom and dad, then I agree, I'd avoid the Samsung phones.
[Captivate General] jc2470:
actually its is mostly metal had a couple plastic or rubber coated pieces think plastic very bottom for sure and that might have been for antenna purposes, I used to own it but verizon didnt have good service in my area so i switched to tmobile vibrant which i still liked better then cappy, even worse service in my area so went back to att hence stuck with captivate, and that was only after the fact that i started with att and had all the iphones up to 4 which i returned cause of the dropped calls problem.

I never had a custom rom increase the speed all that much for the lag fix, it would be great for day or 2 then return to slower speeds, till i flashed another rom.

Btw if you love your captivate thats all that matters, no one else needs to like it but u, I and from the looks of it alot of others are sick of it, just wasnt for me.
[Captivate General] secretasianman:
I would have kept my Captivate if it had a working GPS.

It's too bad Samsung kept lying about the GPS problem because I'll never buy or recommend another Samsung phone especially after the Android and WP7 update debacle. The commonality with those failed updates: Samsung.
[Captivate General] AJerman:
No, I agree, that's cool. If anything I was just kind of curious what people didn't like about it. It's been my favorite phone that I've owned so far, but it definitely came with it's issues. Luckily most of them have been fixed by all the numerous devs here. But hey, I'm already ready to upgrade myself, but I think I'm going to wait for the SGS 2. It will probably come with the same ****ty Samsung support, but as with the Captivate, I don't plan on waiting on them for anything.
[Captivate General] jc2470:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=973061 a 3126 score
[Captivate General] CWD361985:
The captivate is an amazing phone. I loved being able to learn it in and out, and push it to its limits. I switched to the inspire as it was time for my upgrade, and I was ready for a new challenge. Ill miss my cappy, and I almost want to switch to the infuse because I have enjoyed samsung a lot. But Im very happy with the Inspire. Ive always liked the snapdragon processors.

About the Atrix, It didnt impress me much...
[Captivate General] JustinUhhh:
I might consider an early upgrade once the GSII variant for AT&T hits. That thing is sooo fast.
[Captivate General] kangi26:
Isn't it the Infuse 4G?
[Captivate General] Fallon:
No that is just a Galaxy S with a 4.5" screen instead of a 4". Not a Galaxy S 2.
[Captivate General] boborone:
Yeah its called the attain and was supposed to be released last month irc
[Captivate General] Shammyh:
Just sayin' announcing on the Captivate forums that you ditched it and got another phone is coming pretty close to flame-bait. Especially when you say all the things you didn't like about the Captivate.

Personally, I think the Captivate has better hardware, and with the custom ROMs around here, better software too. But some people like Sense, and some people like CM7. Both are easier to get running successfully on the Inspire.

On the other hand, I use my phone extensively for media playback, and no other android phone (except the Galaxy S2) compares as far as native video playback ability. Storage + Multi-Function Codec + Super AMOLED = Win. Try dropping your (legally) downloaded 720p .mkv files onto your Inspire. Let me know how that goes? ;)

Also, I seriously doubt your Inspire is any faster than my 1.2 GHz Cappy w/ 2.3.4.

But hey, to each their own.... enjoy your new phone and good luck.
[Captivate General] clemmie:
A lot of people have never had issues with the GPS. I have a Garmin 60CSx that I have for outdoor use and I have tested them side by side. As far as accuracy and lock times they are negligibly different. It must be a batch of bad hardware that was part of the early builds or something, but I'm sometimes mystified by the Bad GPS Ghost.
[Captivate General] bames:
AKA: Goodbye Captivate.....Hello Inferior Device

Why are people always so proud to announce such a ill-informed choice?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] thachosenone:
the part here that's highlighted....i wanna colorize it to red to match my theme.

thanks!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s0niqu3:
Hi,

I'm pretty sure its menuitem_background_pressed.9.png in framework-res.apk

Cheers, =)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] thachosenone:
I've already changed that one, and it still doesn't show up as red......
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s0niqu3:
Hey again,

If that didn't change it, then look for everything similar:

grid_selector_xxxxx.9.png

highlight_xxxxx.9.png

list_selector_xxxxx.9.png

and change everyone that's orange to the red color you want.

Cheers, =)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Mr. Apocalypse:
i've pretty much changed everything thats gold to red....just to make sure ;)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] thachosenone:
I would. But I kinda wanna just have hints of red, not too much. Also, does anyone know how I can change the speech bubbles in the samsung mms app? I've tried doing it already, but the speech bubbles are all stretched, and don't wrap around the text.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] thachosenone:
Anyone know which file is the volume indicator?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] creator2456:
These will change the graphic that you press to change sliders.

seek_thumb_pressed

seek_thumb_normal

seek_thumb_selected

The actual bar is controlled someplace hidden :-(
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xtone:
mms.apk > drawable-hdpi-v4

framework-res.apk > res > drawable> progress_horizontal.xml
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] thachosenone:
So the actual green bar for volume when you press the rocker is controlled thru that xml file? It's not a framework image?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Tonicacid:
The reason the speech bubbles are streched is because they are .9.png files you have to edit them in 9patch.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] thachosenone:
Where can I get 9 patch?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Tonicacid:
HERE
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] webstar1:
The progress bar color is controlled by a xml file called progress_horizontal.xml or something like that in res/drawable.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] creator2456:
I know color and corner radius is, but not sure where the size/width I'd controlled.

Sent from this one thing using another thing. Cool isn't it?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] thachosenone:
So what would I have to change in the xml to make it red? Or does someone already have this done?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] thachosenone:
nevermind. Just pulled it from another post. Thanks for the info guys!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s0niqu3:
The size is controlled dynamically by the app requesting a progress bar.

If you have a kernel with voodoo sound support, look at the headphone amp slider, its like 400% larger than the regular volume sliders.

Of course, you can always replace the <shape> in the xml with the path to a drawable file:

I wasn't terribly happy with the current honeycomb themes available.. so I started making my own yesterday using drawable files straight from the SDK/emulator.

Cheers, =)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smithisize:
So, I finally setup my x64 system. I got everything rolling so that I can try to build CM7 for my phone from atinm's repo. So I initialize the repo and sync it.

The sync fails because 'teamhacksung/gingerbread' cannot be found! :(

Also, it takes FOREVER to sync!

Ideas? :(

Regards

Smith
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Loggik:
I can confirm that it takes forever; that's normal. But I'm not sure about the error. Can you tell me what instructions your following?

Also, I got a different error than you, and I eventually just gave up. It was something about not being able to find something to do with audio.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smithisize:
I'm following the instructions here: https://github.com/coolya/android/

Except I'm using atinm's repo. Just doesn't find the teamhacksung/gingerbread repository :(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Loggik:
repo init -u git://github.com/teamhacksung/android.git -b gingerbread

repo sync -j40

Those are the two commands... I think you're typing the wrong link for the repo ;)

Also, if you run into any errors that you personally deem minor, use the -f modifier (repo sync -j40 -f) to force it to ignore any errors and continue syncing.

Why're you using teamhacksung's repo and not Coolya's? Is Coolya's repo not being updated anymore?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smithisize:
It isn't those instructions exactly, I just don't have time to go find the site I was on again lol. It's straight from atinm's github I think idk lol. But I'm following his instructions.

HOWEVER, the -f parameter will save my life and (hopefully) alleviate this problem!

Thank you so much! I'm not familiar with repos and didn't know that param was applicable lol

Regards

Smith
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Loggik:
Lol I'm not too familiar with repos myself either, but to find parameters, you can usually just type the name of the program without any other params (repo) and it will list all the info. Then to get more info on a certain thing (sync), it tells you to type "repo help sync", and will list all the applicable "sync" parameters.

Just be careful though... you're telling it that even if it's missing a file that it thinks it should have, to keep on going. That means that even if you're missing something very important, you probably won't know it and may end up (soft, hopefully)-bricking your phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smithisize:
Yeah. I wish someone knew why it's doing that >:0
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atinm:
Check your networking setup - this looks like a problem on your end. Also, use the instructions on cmsgs.com for Captivate for CM7. And please, if you aren't developers - don't try this, this isn't ready for primetime.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smithisize:
I can do that. And I know it's not ready for primetime ;) once I get synced, I won't heckle..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david717:
I actually PM'ed the OP to get some help because I was also experiencing

His solution was rather hit or miss for me, but I was able to sync the repo by doing the following. I just wanted to post it in this thread as it came up for me during the google process. :D

To get it to work I used

in place of

Also, I didn't use -j40 on the "repo sync" command. Not sure if it would have had any effect using -j40.

Now, I'm pretty inexperienced, but from what I understand this should accomplish the same thing and sync the repo just fine. The sync has been going on for about two hours now, and I haven't seen any errors.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zhumingvictor:
whenever I have wifi connected and try to make phone calls it ask me to add a sip account. if I select cancel nothing happens so I cannot make calls when wifi connected!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d.chatten:
Go to settings > call settings > use internet calling, this should be set to "only for internet calls", also in "call settings" check "accounts", if there are any listed try to disable or delete the account.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijaypratap:
internet calling from android phone

Hi... i am using HTC Dieser s android phone. As i try to make call from phone a dialog box appear and say to add a account. how can i set phone dialing by default or i wish to disable the "internet calling option". Please help...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bstylz911:
Which Rom do u guys think has the best battery life?

My say is SILLIAN Rom but it was banned from the site.

So now I am using Virtuous.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brfield:
I am looking for a rom with good battery life, I just got the phone and I love it, but it should have a bigger battery! My Cliq XT had a biiger battery, at 1390 mA lol. I have tried CM7-RC1 and now I'm on CM7 Nightly (released on the 25th). Currently downloading Virtuous and will give that a shot.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enoch861:
Stock ROM. Period.

I have been unsuccessful in finding a ROM that can match the crazy battery life that I got on stock.

I used to get 30+ hours on stock. Now, I can't get more than 10 for sure..

I keep jumping from ROM to ROM, maybe that could be an issue too with battery stats in CWM and stuff... but as far as I'm concerned, stock is the best option for the best battery life.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tackleberry:
I noticed No difference with stock over any cm rom i have used. Battery sucks. Htc overall sucks with battery life. For some reason any htc device i ever had sucks balls. My mt4g was probably the only good phone in terms of battery.

Otherwise htc is retarded.... 1200mah is plain dumb on a smartphone.

From my permarooted 1209mhz G2 with CM7 nightly 6
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
Different people have different results. You're gonna see someone with every rom in the dev section claiming ridiculous battery life. When it comes down to it you have to realize everyone uses their phone different and the rom isn't gonna make the biggest difference, its how u configure and use it.

No matter the rom, using things like SetCPU, juicedefender, etc. and other battery savers can improve ur battery life. Most dev roms are going to offer better performance and life, just choose one you like and set it up the way u like it. The only way to know what to rom offers the best life for u is trying several and comparing.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enoch861:
+1

Agreed.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepaddedroom:
I'm getting nearly two days (40+) hours on CM6.1.1 stable. That's about the same as I got on stock.

I leave wifi on 85% of the time and my average daily use:

~30 texts via Google Voice

~20 minutes talk

~30 minutes XDA app

~60 minutes playing X Construct

~30 minutes browsing

~15 minutes Facebook app
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bstylz911:
holy **** are you kidding me?!?!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepaddedroom:
No. I'm not kidding. Rooted via the non-ADB method. Flashed CM6.1.1 and didn't mess about with any different kernels or radios.

However, when I try CM7, my battery life is halved. Maybe I got lucky. Best battery life I've ever had on a smartphone. Not even my old Dash lasted this well.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
Its because hes hardly using his phone... If you have a screen off profile and let your phone sit for long extents of time you can easily get that kinda life. Don't expect it when you actually use it regularly or keep the screen on for any length of time. See these are the people I'm talking about. You're always gonna find someone running every ROM out there that say he/she gets great battery life on it.

I personally am on CM7 overclocked to 1ghz and im at 43% battery with 12h 34m of usage today. General usage off and on, texting all day and some phone calls/app usage etc. The problem is I can easily have days where I only get 12h out of the whole battery because I'm on the phone all day doing things.

Even something as small as signal strength where you use your phone can effect your battery life numbers. take every battery life screenshot with a large grain of salt. The best thing about the battery meter in 2.3 is that it at least shows how long the screen has been off so you can tell when people just idle their phones to claim huge battery life numbers.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepaddedroom:
That is one of the things I really liked about CM7. The battery graph.

Never said I was a heavy user. I quantified my average use by time and activity. Still, with the same average use, my battery life on CM6 far outstrips CM7. They're both excellent roms. I like many of the new features in CM7. However, the battery life and GPS troubles influence me to continue using CM6 as my daily driver.

Once I figure out how to replicate the battery life or CM7 hits stable, I'll gladly upgrade.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enoch861:
Try out some CM7 nightlies.

I'm on nightly 12 and I get excellent battery life: as much or even better than stock. GPS also works without a hitch. I remember my first lock took like 20s max. And navigated without a data connection using Navigate (voice guided) for 45 minutes without a hitch. After that may bat was at about 79% I ended up not charging until 15 hours later.

So yes, Nightly 12, atleast for me, is solid. And I will never upgrade until something better comes along.. like the Meizu rom.. your mileage will vary though.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rosadocrew:
Cm7 is been pretty good to me with battery life good luck
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jason Black:
Cyanogen....the best rom out there and it gives you amazing battery life.I'm using cm 7 nightly 26 and I can go a whole day on moderate use.

Sent from my CM 7 Monster Evol.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] kapilthakur79:
I have successfully installed WP7 on my HTC HD2 but when i am trying to listen music (MP3 files) using Music + Video, the music start playing but there is no sound. Can anyone please help me?

Thanks in advance!
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Themes and Apps] TheOnly1:
Are the files encoded with some weird codec. MP3 works fine for me. Try some generic MP3 at 128 kpbs from the net and report back.